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FCS Coaches Poll

College Football · Wk 3 · 2026-2027

Not ranked in this poll in 2026-2027 — showing the full board.

1

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Montana State26 1st
Big Sky

3-0
650 pts
2

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Montana
Big Sky

3-0
601 pts
3

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South Dakota State
Missouri Valley

2-1
595 pts
4

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Illinois State
Missouri Valley

3-0
578 pts
5

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Tarleton State
UAC

3-0
552 pts
6

▲ 1

North Dakota
Missouri Valley

3-0
483 pts
7

▲ 1

Lehigh
Patriot League

3-0
473 pts
8

▲ 1

Stephen F. Austin
Southland

3-0
432 pts
9

▲ 1

Youngstown State
Missouri Valley

2-1
405 pts
10

▲ 1

Tennessee Tech
Southern

3-0
393 pts
11

▼ 5

UC Davis
Big Sky

2-1
389 pts
12

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South Dakota
Missouri Valley

3-0
370 pts
13

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Rhode Island
CAA

2-1
331 pts
14

▲ 1

Austin Peay
UAC

2-1
317 pts
15

▲ 2

Lamar
Southland

2-1
268 pts
16

▲ 4

South Carolina State
MEAC

3-0
194 pts
17

▲ 5

West Florida
UAC

2-0
178 pts
18

▲ 6

Idaho State
Big Sky

3-0
177 pts
19

▲ 4

Northern Arizona
Big Sky

2-1
174 pts
20

▼ 1

Yale
Ivy

0-0
160 pts
21

▼ 5

William & Mary
Patriot League

2-1
103 pts
22

▼ 8

Mercer
Southern

2-1
93 pts
23

▼ 5

Villanova
Patriot League

1-2
83 pts
24

NEW

Furman
Southern

2-1
74 pts
25

NEW

Southern Illinois
Missouri Valley

2-1
70 pts

Others receiving votes

Jackson State 20,

Prairie View A&M 20,

Central Arkansas 16,

Southern Utah 13,

Alabama State 10,

Elon 7,

Houston Christian 6,

Robert Morris 4,

Abilene Christian 2,

Southeast Missouri State 1,